Senior Category BU Head

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

​Marketing​

Marketing is at the heart of Reckitt. We pride ourselves on our unique way of driving growth for some of the world's most loved and trusted health, hygiene and nutrition brands. Our purpose and fight are what motivates us to design and deliver distinctive communications throughout our consumer funnel, so that we deliver category growth as well as a positive impact on society. With extensive media and digital teams embedded throughout the organisation, we measure both our business and our societal impact. Our global teams lead on our overarching brand strategy, brand guardianship and innovation pipeline in close partnership with R and D. Leaving our local marketing teams to deliver on our regional goals in partnership with our Sales teams. With the scale of our 2500 marketing community - alongside our leading-edge Marketing Academy - your opportunities to grow and upskill will be extensive.

About the role

Step into a realm where your marketing skills will lead to extraordinary growth and innovation. As a Category Marketing Manager at Reckitt, you will manage brand strategies that resonate with our diverse audience, propelling our large product category to new heights. Your strategic thinking and creative spark will be the driving force behind our success, inspiring a skilled team to deliver excellence. At Reckitt, we're not just marketers; we're trailblazers shaping the future of consumer health. Ready for the challenge? Join us and be part of something big.

Your responsibilities

- Champion the execution of strategic and creative marketing plans that drive category growth and market share capture.
- Inspire and oversee a team of marketing professionals, fostering innovation and excellence in all we do.
- Harness market research, competitive analysis, and consumer insights to steer brand strategies that engage and captivate.
- Manage the category marketing budget wisely for maximum impact and return on investment.
- Analyse key performance metrics to refine marketing approaches and enhance decision-making.
- Build and maintain partnerships that amplify our impact and extend our market reach.

The experience we're looking for

- Proven track record of marketing leadership, with a skill for managing multiple brands and nurturing high-performing teams.
- Marketing management experience, notably within a large product category.
- Expertise in developing compelling brand and category strategies that connect with consumers.
- Strong analytical mind, able to extract meaningful insights from complex data.
- Excelling in a fast-paced environment, adept at juggling multiple projects with grace.
- If you have a background in Nutrition, OTC, or experience with the Health Care Professionals' landscape, it's a big plus.

The skills for success

Consumer Insights, Analytical skills, Brand Strategy, Category Strategy, Presentation skills, Drive Innovation, New Product Development, Storytelling, Creativity, Marketing optimization, Digital Marketing, Commercial accumen, Collaboration, P&L management, FMCG/Consumer Health Experience, Brand Management.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.